The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Megathread

[Eddie Teach]

You call him Al now?

I guess he didn't have a bodyguard. 

Do do do do, do do do do

[viper37]

Iznogoud 

Izverybad?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iznogoud

[Ed Anger]

The BBC had some hot action footage from Raaqa. Kurd chick with .50cal sniper rifle gave me a murder boner.

[CountDeMoney]

The BBC had some hot action footage from Raaqa. Kurd chick with .50cal sniper rifle gave me a murder boner.

Speaking of .50cal sniper rifles...

Canuckistani sniper shoots, scores

A sniper in the Canadian special forces shot and killed an Islamic State (IS) fighter from a distance of 2.1 miles (3,540m) in Iraq last month.

Military sources told Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper that the gunman is a member of Joint Task Force 2, and made the shot from a high-rise building.

It took the bullet almost 10 seconds to hit its target, it reports.

[Ed Anger]

The apology from the sniper arrived 10 seconds after that. Canucks are so polite.

[CountDeMoney]

With the exchange rate, it's actually only 7 seconds.  FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SMUG

[DGuller]

The BBC had some hot action footage from Raaqa. Kurd chick with .50cal sniper rifle gave me a murder boner.

Speaking of .50cal sniper rifles...

Canuckistani sniper shoots, scores

A sniper in the Canadian special forces shot and killed an Islamic State (IS) fighter from a distance of 2.1 miles (3,540m) in Iraq last month.

Military sources told Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper that the gunman is a member of Joint Task Force 2, and made the shot from a high-rise building.

It took the bullet almost 10 seconds to hit its target, it reports.

I highly doubt that was .50cal.  Sounds a lot like .338 Lapua.

[Ed Anger]

With the exchange rate, it's actually only 7 seconds.  FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SMUG

The round was dipped in flannel.

[CountDeMoney]

I highly doubt that was .50cal.  Sounds a lot like .338 Lapua.

The shot, which sources tell the paper was filmed, is thought to be a record for the longest confirmed kill.

The sniper worked in tandem with an observer, who helps to spot targets, and used a standard Canadian military issued McMillan TAC-50 rifle.

"The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh [so-called Islamic State] attack on Iraqi security forces," a military source told the paper.

DEEGEE KANT REED 

[DGuller]

  I can, I just choose not to.

[Razgovory]

Kant can be difficult to read.

[derspiess]

Dang, we need to get that record back.

[derspiess]

Also, has Trudeau issued an apology yet?

[CountDeMoney]

Also, has Trudeau issued an apology yet?

Usually, the panels are done about a week early, so no, nothing in Doonesbury until probably next week.

[Jacob]

Also, has Trudeau issued an apology yet?

Pretty sure the sniper muttered "sorry" as he pulled the trigger. So the apology was issued 10 seconds in advance, as it were.